[NatureNS] Cayo Santa Maria - Cuba

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Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:54:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Rob Woods <rrtwoods@yahoo.com>
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Edwin took me into the Reserve area, The main "road" through the reserve wa=
s built with bridges as the causeway to the key was going to continue out t=
he east side. That project has now been cancelled. It is true more hotels a=
re going in. At the the entrance to the park/reserve the main road swings u=
p towards the beach. While in the reserve many trucks were dumping vegatati=
ve debris along the edge of the roadbed. Edwin explained that they are plac=
ing all the excavated mangroves and soil from the new resorts into the park=
 to rebuild the soil level where they had build the wide road bed that is n=
o longer needed. They have bulldozers then flaten the vegatation piles. It =
will be wait and see I guess.=0A=A0=0ARob=0A=0A=0A_________________________=
_______=0AFrom: Henk Kwindt <cbatl@eastlink.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.=
ca =0ASent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:19:21 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS]=
 Cayo Santa Maria - Cuba=0A=0A=0AHi Rob and All,=0A=A0=0AI was at the Cayo =
last Oct. and biked to the far south tip. That area is already on the map i=
dentified as Parque Nacional de Cayo Santa Maria. There is only a handful o=
f resorts now but there is a total of 20 resorts planned (you may have noti=
ced 4 or 5 tall cranes along the shoreline, and I don't mean the bird varie=
ty), so I fear for the future of any preserve there. The only thing this ar=
ea has going for it is that it does not have a beach, just mangroves. But t=
hen, I have seen the tip of the Varadero penninsula go from nature preserve=
 into resorts just in a few years time and why do you think the government =
paid for the construction of a=A048km long causeway to get to the Cayo? The=
y are just waiting ( and expecting) for the americans to be allowed to trav=
el to Cuba. B.t.w. the "trail" through the preserve where we biked on is as=
 wide as the Cow Bay rd, as a matter of fact there were still 2 bulldozers =
there, one actively doing its destructive job. It's
 sad but it is hard to blame the Cubans, tourism is the main source of inco=
me for them and they don't have much else.=0AHenk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.=0A--=
--- Original Message ----- =0A>From: Rob Woods =0A>To: Nature Nova Scotia =
=0A>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 7:17 PM=0A>Subject: [NatureNS] Cayo S=
anta Maria - Cuba=0A>=0A>=0A>Last month I flew into Santa Clara Cuba to sta=
y at a resort on=A0Cayo Santa Maria - Cuba .=0A>=0A>=0A>My guide Ernesto Re=
yes from a previous trip introduced me to Edwin who is studying the effect =
of the resorts on the natural =A0environment of the Keys and trying to crea=
te a nature preserve at one end of Cayo Santa Maria.=0A>=0A>=0A>Edwin's ema=
il is=A0edworn@gmail.com=0A>=0A>=0A>If you can only escape for a half day y=
ou would stay on the key which is 45KM off the mainland. I picked up 60 spe=
cies with one bird trip an numerous walks near the resort I stayed at. =A0Y=
ou would need a full day if you want to get to the mainland with more endem=
ics.=0A>=0A>=0A>Edwin spoke good english and was informative about birds, f=
auna, and flora. He is a new to guiding itself but certainly can take you t=
o the good spots and show you what we see. On our trip we actually had two =
new species for the Key itself and I had a third later on my trip. It is a =
little be of an unrecorded territory.=0A>=0A>=0A>Rob=0A>=0A>=0A>No virus fo=
und in this message.=0A>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=0A>Version: 2012.0.191=
3 / Virus Database: 2112/4799 - Release Date: 02/09/12
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"RIGHT: =
auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Edwin took me into the Reserve area, The =
main "road" through the reserve was built with bridges as the causeway to t=
he key was going to continue out the east side. That project has now been c=
ancelled. It is true more hotels are going in. At the the entrance to the p=
ark/reserve the main road swings up towards the beach. While in the reserve=
 many trucks were dumping vegatative debris along the edge of the roadbed. =
Edwin explained that they are placing all the excavated mangroves and soil =
from the new resorts into the park to rebuild the soil level where they had=
 build the wide road bed that is no longer needed. They have bulldozers the=
n flaten the vegatation piles. It will be wait and see I guess.<VAR id=3Dyu=
i-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN></div>
<div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"></SPAN>&nbsp;</div>
<div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Rob</SPAN></div>
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</SPAN></B> Henk Kwindt &lt;cbatl@eastlink.ca&gt;<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT=
-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <BR><B><SPAN style=3D=
"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:19:21 PM<=
BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NatureNS] =
Cayo Santa Maria - Cuba<BR></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi Rob and All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I was at the Cayo last Oct. and biked to t=
he far south tip. That area is already on the map identified as Parque Naci=
onal de Cayo Santa Maria. There is only a handful of resorts now but there =
is a total of 20 resorts planned (you may have noticed 4 or 5 tall cranes a=
long the shoreline, and I don't mean the bird variety), so I fear for the f=
uture of any preserve there. The only thing this area has going for it is t=
hat it does not have a beach, just mangroves. But then, I have seen the tip=
 of the Varadero penninsula go from nature preserve into resorts just in a =
few years time and why do you think the government paid for the constructio=
n of a&nbsp;48km long causeway to get to the Cayo? They are just waiting ( =
and expecting) for the americans to be allowed to travel to Cuba. B.t.w. th=
e "trail" through the preserve where we biked on is as wide as the Cow Bay =
rd, as a matter of fact there were still 2 bulldozers there, one
 actively doing its destructive job. It's sad but it is hard to blame the C=
ubans, tourism is the main source of income for them and they don't have mu=
ch else.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A title=
=3Drrtwoods@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:rrtwoods@yahoo.com" rel=3Dnofollow tar=
get=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:rrtwoods@yahoo.com">Rob Woods</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.=
ca href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank y=
mailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Nature Nova Scotia</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 09, 2012 7:=
17 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Cayo Santa Maria=
 - Cuba</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new yor=
k, times, serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>Last month =
I flew into Santa Clara Cuba to stay at a resort on&nbsp;Cayo Santa Maria -=
 Cuba .</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN><BR></SPAN>=
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My guide Ernesto =
Reyes from a previous trip introduced me to Edwin who is studying the effec=
t of the resorts on the natural &nbsp;environment of the Keys and trying to=
 create a nature preserve at one end of Cayo Santa Maria.</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Edwin's email is&=
nbsp;<SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px">edworn@gmail.com</=
SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style=3D"FO=
NT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style=3D"FO=
NT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px">If you can only escape for a half day yo=
u would stay on the key which is 45KM off the mainland. I picked up 60 spec=
ies with one bird trip an numerous walks near the resort I stayed at. &nbsp=
;You would need a full day if you want to get to the mainland with more end=
emics.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style=3D"FO=
NT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style=3D"FO=
NT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px">Edwin spoke good english and was informa=
tive about birds, fauna, and flora. He is a new to guiding itself but certa=
inly can take you to the good spots and show you what we see. On our trip w=
e actually had two new species for the Key itself and I had a third later o=
n my trip. It is a little be of an unrecorded territory.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN><BR></SPAN>=
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rob</DIV>
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ollow></A>
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Checked by AVG - <A href=3D"http://www.avg.com/" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_b=
lank>www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4799 - =
Release Date: 02/09/12</div></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></=
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